V2o Steplift

[nymack66]

Help , I picked up this v20 steplift hull this weekend at a bargain to good to refuse, I have since clean and pressure wash it, I am getting quotes to have the bottom painted and the sides from the rub rail down , previous owner painted it with what seems like a roller brush then someone hose it off . The paint runs are quite visible and horrible.
First of all I must say the hull is in excellent condition very solid and the cuddy is immaculate.
Plan is to restore it and swap my engine over and sell my current hull.
The fiberglass from the rub rail up is excellent and I will like to just clean it up and keep the glass work on top.
I am at lost in regards to the sides; do I strip the paint off and just have it re-painted? If so what brand and kind of paint to use ?
I am leaning towards a Blue for the bottom white hi –gloss for the sides?
I need a cabin door and two rod boxes any ideas ?

[randlemanboater]

Congrats on the "new boat".

There is a current thread going about rod boxes, check it out.http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...ead.php?t=9432

I think BeaverDamMarine was scrapping a V recently, he might have a door.

[macojoe]

Before you get going, have you ck ed the transom ?? Make sure it is solid as all the decks! You don't want to go wild and find that you have to tear into something and waste all your time and money.

awlgrip paint is the only way to go if you are going to paint it!! On something like this time is your friend!! Don't rush it!!

CK out this thread, Skools has rebuilt a boat from ground zero lots of info here go thru the hole thing!!
There is another boat in there so don't get confused, but I will tell you will learn all you need right there!!

http://wellcraftv20.com/community/sh...ighlight=micro

[msbhammer]

Welcome to the site man. : )

[nymack66]

Can I mount Evinrude 140 20" shaft on this hull , Its a 1984 v20 Steplift the transom seems to be higher than my 83 v20 Steplift by approximately three inches , Or can I use a Jack Plate , I have seen some pros mentioned "Jack Plates was not meant to compensate a short shaft motor"

[THEFERMANATOR]

Looking at that picture tells me you MOST likely will need a complete transom in that boat. You can see the silicone gooped up on some old transducer holes, and there appears to be some cracks over on the port side where the aluminum is missing. I' malmost willing to bet that boat was pulled out of service for a reason looking at that picture. And no, your 20" shaft won't directly swap over. You would either have to convert yours to a 25", or cut that one down like your 83 is. First thing you need to do is get that aluminum off and look in there and see what you find. But make sure and keep it covered over, many a transom has gone bad because people left that cover off.

[nymack66]

The Transom looks solid, I check the inside also looks good no cracks etc, I will patch and fix the holes you see on the back and the remove and re-seal under the cap, in regards to the height can a Jack plate resolve this it seems to be just 3 to 4 inches higher that the other Transom. Please let me know.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Make sure and check the areas circled in red VERY closely. The lower keft area appears to have screw holes that are open. The upper left in the picture appears to have cracks in it from the photo(weakining transoms often start to show up in this area first). And the lower right is more screw holes. As for a jack plate it could be used, but the problem will be you wouldn't be able to trim your engine up as the cowling would hit the transom. You either have to cut the 25" down to a 20", or make your 20" shaft a 25". WELLCRAFT offered the V-20 with either a 20" or 25" transom from the late 70's to the mid 80'd. Early on they were all pretty much 20" since that was a long shaft, and later on 25" was the standard.

[nymack66]

I have since started the careful process of stripping and sanding. Stripping the area that’s really bad and sanding the other areas.
This is what it looks like after sanding with a very course orbital sander.
Next week it will be sanded down again.
Any ideas what the “gray” looking stuff is its not paint for sure looks like the protection for the fiberglass.
I am open for ideas in regards to primer, type for the bottom and sides, number of coats etc.
I have no idea and kindly seeking ideas.
Thanks to all who post to this forum, your ideas and sharing your experiences are great and very helpful.

[randlemanboater]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

As for a jack plate it could be used, but the problem will be you wouldn't be able to trim your engine up as the cowling would hit the transom.

Unless you get a hydraulic jackplate, then you could raise it up to tilt.....man, that would be cool.....expensive but cool.